Our guest today Keith Gillard, CEO of Upperstage.capital, Board Chair of the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator, and Director of Talius. His 20+ years of experience in Venture capital and now in Private Equity makes him the right choice for the podcast. Listen to the experienced mind.
Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithgillard/
Notes:
00:00 - Introduction
01:00- Chapter 4
05:38 - Guest Intro
07:05 - The Glory of the Journey.
07:46 - Inspiration behind the works.
09:08 - Handling burnouts
10:41 - Handling personal life.
12: 11 - Positives and negatives of Private Equity Vs VC
17:41 - Stages of Private Equity Investments
21:53 - Factors to consider - Debt/Equity partners
23:26 - How flips can look like - From Talius
25:26 - Controversial question
27:35 - Exit Strategy - PEF
30:04 - Aftermath of LBO Strategy (CEOs and Investors)
32:04 - Hardest part of handling a private equity firm
34:34 - The Emotional Investment story
39:04 - Advice to Private Equity Professionals
41:20 - Advice to Startups seeking Private Equity Firms
43:38 - Passion vs Failure
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